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"Junior Brother Yi? Is this Imaging Technique? No, the Spiritual Qi fluctuations are wrong... how... how did you do this?"
As soon as Yi Xuan's bracelet connected, Sect Leader Cui Yan on the other end asked in surprise.
At the same time, Cui Yan, who was in the main hall of the Azure Cloud Sect, also had a bracelet on his right hand that was exactly the same as Yi Xuan's.
This was specially given to Cui Yan by Yi Xuan before he left, saying that they should use this to contact each other if there were any problems.
Cui Yan didn't pay much attention. Although the bracelet was small, he was already used to things that Yi Xuan had, so he didn't ask any further questions.
Unexpectedly, more than thirty days after Yi Xuan and the others left, the bracelet on his wrist suddenly rang. Sect Master Cui, who was pacing back and forth in the main hall with worry, quickly answered the call and saw a holographic projection of Yi Xuan.
Of course, establishing a stable connection was impossible with just the bracelets on their wrists, especially since the entrance to the Artifact Ruins was tens of thousands of miles away from the Azure Cloud Sect.
So, on the way to the Ruins of the Artifact Ruins, Yi Xuan kept dropping a signal relay device he had developed from the Firmament.
Although this approach is somewhat foolish, it is the most direct and effective way to deploy networks when satellite communication and network coverage are unavailable.
"Senior brother!"
Looking at the holographic projection of his senior brother, the sect leader, on his bracelet, Yi Xuan spoke up, "I know you may have many questions right now, but please listen to me first, time is of the essence!"
Seeing Yi Xuan's serious expression, Cui Yan knew that something big must have happened, so he nodded to signal Yi Xuan to speak.
"Senior brother, after the call ends, please immediately convene a meeting with the sect's high-ranking members, including the elders!"
"A meeting? What's it about?"
Seeing the questioning look on Senior Brother Cui's face, Yi Xuan smiled slightly and uttered a few words: "Destroy the Gazing Immortal Sect!"
"What? Are you crazy?"
Cui Yan looked at Yi Xuan in disbelief.
Despite the lively back-and-forth between the Gazing Immortal Sect and the Azure Cloud Sect, neither of them actually harbored the intention of completely annihilating the other.
After all, both sects have existed in the Southern Frontier for thousands of years, and they cannot be destroyed by any force at will.
Moreover, the relationships between various sects in the Cultivation Realm are just like the relationships between countries in Yi Xuan's previous life.
Even if a nation is facing annihilation and its people are no match for its own forces, other powers will come to its aid.
Because such acts of destroying sects and annihilating families would disrupt a balance, and once that balance is lost, the impact would not necessarily be limited to just one sect or faction.
Yi Xuan didn't have time to explain to the sect leader. Right now, every second counted in dealing with the Gazing Immortal Sect. The Gazing Immortal Sect had already incurred the wrath of the masses. If the Azure Cloud Sect didn't act in time, they might not even get a taste of the spoils.
Then, Yi Xuan said with a serious expression, "Senior Brother! I'm not crazy. The Gazing Immortal Sect is finished. They've offended the entire Southern Frontier Border sect during their trip to the Artifact Ruins. They're doomed! If we act now, we should be able to take a good piece of the pie. If we're too late, we won't even get a sip!"
Hearing Yi Xuan say this, Cui Yan also realized that the Gazing Immortal Sect might have really done something that angered both heaven and man during this trip to the Artifact Ruins. After all, judging from the timing, this exploration of the Artifact Ruins was not quite right, as the time had exceeded the normal range.
Cui Yan nodded and said, "Alright, I'll convene the sect meeting right away! Junior Brother Yi, thank you for your hard work!"
Yi Xuan nodded, but just as he was about to hang up, he suddenly remembered something and quickly said, "The disciples are all safe!"
However, the image of the sect leader had already disappeared, and it was unknown whether he had heard it or not.
According to Yi Xuan's original plan, the disciples were to fly on their own when they came, and he would take them back with the Firmament. This way, after they made some gains in the Artifact Ruins, they would not be targeted by any villains.
However, they never expected that the Firmament would be damaged in the Artifact Ruins. Now, the Firmament can only maintain a maximum speed of Mach 1.5, which is not much faster than the speed of the nine disciples.
This resulted in Yi Xuan and his group taking more than ten days to arrive and more than ten days to return.
When they arrived at the sect, there were only a few high-ranking members of the sect standing in twos and threes in the square in front of the sect's main hall.
This includes Cui Yan, the old matriarch, and several Golden Core Realm elders. It seems that the sect's high-end combat force has been mobilized in full force and headed to the Gazing Immortal Sect!
Seeing Yi Xuan return safely with his nine disciples, Cui Yan was overjoyed, and the old lady beside him also had a smile on her face.
"You've all worked hard!" Cui Yan stepped forward and patted Yi Xuan on the shoulder. "Grand Elder Xiao led many elders to the Gazing Immortal Sect ten days ago. Junior Brother Yi, and the other nine of you, go back and get some rest! We'll discuss this trip to the Artifact Ruins after Grand Elder Xiao returns!"
Hearing what Senior Brother Cui said, both Yi Xuan and the nine disciples were very happy.
So much happened on this trip to the Artifact Ruins. Although everyone was a cultivator and could recover from physical fatigue quickly, the mental exhaustion was real.
So they bid farewell to the sect leader and returned to their own residences.
After returning to his courtyard, Yi Xuan didn't want to do anything, so he threw himself on the bed and fell fast asleep.
Yi Xuan slept very soundly for a full day and night. Of course, it would have been even more perfect if Liang Shi hadn't woken him up in the end.
"Master, I saw you were in bed the whole time, and I thought you were injured!" Liang Shi said apologetically to Yi Xuan was still grumpy from being woken up. "After all, I've never seen a cultivator sleep for so long, so you can't blame me, can you?"
What Liang Shi said is actually true. Cultivators rarely sleep; they basically use cultivation to replace sleep.
Yi Xuan, who had climbed out of bed, glared at Liang Shi and said, "Your master is Rootless Person, unlike ordinary cultivators!"
"Okay, I got it!" Liang Shi said, then turned and ran away.
Yi Xuan shook his head helplessly, feeling that he had basically recovered, so he took the subway to No. 2 Base.
Arriving in the valley above No. 2 Base, Yi Xuan waved his hand, and the ring on his hand flew up automatically. It suddenly expanded in mid-air, growing larger and larger until it resembled the main hall from before, before slowly descending.
After acquiring this grand hall from the Artifact Ruins, Yi Xuan hadn't had a proper look around because of the crowds.
Furthermore, after refining it, a secret chamber appeared out of thin air in Yi Xuan's Divine Sense within the main hall, which filled Yi Xuan with curiosity.
Having already become the master of the main hall, Yi Xuan easily found the entrance to the secret chamber.
Pushing open the door, the secret room was eerily empty. In a space of several hundred square meters, there was only the handle of some kind of weapon stuck in the middle of the floor.
But Yi Xuan's attention wasn't on the weapon; it was focused on a line of words on the wall in front of him.
"No cultivation of immortality! No cultivation of immortality! No cultivation of immortality!"